Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)

The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, headquartered in Sydney, is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Its current primate is His Eminence Hilarion (Kapral), Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand.

Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)
Jurisdiction	ROCOR
Diocese type	Diocese
Founded	unknown
Current bishop	Abp. Hilarion
See(s)	Sydney
Headquarters	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Territory	Australia, New Zealand
Liturgical language(s)	Slavonic, English
Musical tradition	Russian Chant
Calendar	Julian
Population estimate	18,506 (Census 2001)
Official website	Diocese of Aust. & NZ

Organization

The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is a diocese within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Within the diocese, of which the Archbishop is the head and sole bishop, there are various deans who are in charge of one or more states. There are 24 parishes and communities, along with 6 monasteries and sketes across Australia. There are also 4 parishes and communities in New Zealand, and one mission-church in Korea.

The Diocese of Australia and New Zealand of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia was a founding member of SCCOCA, but later departed in protest to the involvement of other jurisdictions in the ecumenical movement.

The Episcopacy

Diocesan Bishop

• Archbishop Hilarion (Kapral) of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.
  • Archpriest John Stukacz, dean of New South Wales (10 parishes)
  • Archpriest Nicholas Karipoff, dean of New Zealand (4 parishes)
  • Archpriest Michael Protopopov, dean of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia (14 parishes)
  • Archpriest Michael Klebansky, dean of Queensland (4 parishes)
  • Priest Justin Kang, sole priest in Korea.

Hierarchs in Australia

• Bishop Theodore (Rafalsky) of Sydney, 19??-1955.
• Bishop Philaret (Voznesensky) of Brisbane, 1963-1964.
• Bishop Sava (Rayevsky) of Sydney, 19??-1971.
• Bishop Constantine (Essensky) of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, 1967-1976.
• Archbishop Theodosius of Sydney, 19??-1980.
• Archbishop Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1980-1995.
• Bishop Gabriel (Chemodakov) of Brisbane, Vicar of the Australian Diocese, 1996-1997.
• Archbishop Hilarion (Kapral), Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, 1996-present.

External links

• Official Website of the Diocese
• Official Website of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia